The Las Vegas Raiders have reportedly reached an agreement to hire longtime coaching veteran Pete Carroll as their next head coach.
Pete Carroll might have been the Raiders’ second choice, but the 73-year-old coach with a Super Bowl ring will bring stability to a franchise badly in need of it.
Pete Carroll, 73, will return to the sideline with the Las Vegas Raiders after leading the Seattle Seahawks to two NFC titles and the franchise’s only Super Bowl win during a 14-year stretch.
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Raiders to hire Pete Carroll as head coach
Ben Johnson was seen as the Raiders’ top head coaching target, and a major offer was expected. However, the quarterback position is different in Vegas than in Chicago. The former Lions OC ultimately chose to take the Bears’ gig, taking the most in-demand coaching candidate off the market and forcing the Raiders to pivot.
The 73-year-old Carroll, who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks and a national championship at USC, takes over after Las Vegas went 4-13 last season
The Las Vegas Raiders are naming Pete Carroll as their next head coach, multiple media outlets reported Friday.
The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to hire Pete Carroll as their head coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday
The 73-year-old former Patriots and Seahawks coach is returning to the NFL after just one season off the sidelines.
The Las Vegas Raiders are negotiating a deal to hire Pete Carroll to be their new head coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.
The Las Vegas Raiders and Pete Carroll have reached an agreement for the veteran coach to become the franchise's head coach on a three-year deal with a fourth-year team option, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to hire Pete Carroll, who spent 14 seasons leading the Seattle Seahawks, as their new head coach. Carroll, who was a Seahawks adviser this season, has a career record of 170-120-1.